tsutsugamushi

English

Etymology

From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/

Noun

tsutsugamushi (uncountable)

  1. A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.

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